INTRODUCTION Urethral erosion is an uncommon, but serious complication following syndiscuss a woman who presented with urethral erosion, vaginal erosion, ment. She was managed by sling excision with simultaneous rectus fascia sling surgery. Most such patients have been managed by urethral reconstruction and subsequent staged incontinence surgery, for fear of urethral complications. We thral ero...

BACKGROUND Tension-free vaginal transobturator tapes are used worldwide in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women. Very few severe complications have been described following this procedure, with no standard treatment yet established. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 36-year-old French white woman with no remarkable medical history, presenting with an abscess and necrotizing...

PURPOSE To analyze the influence of urethral mobility and Valsalva leak point pressure on postoperative outcomes of transobturator sling (TOT) for female stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective cohort was conducted including 66 patients submitted to TOT from March 2006 to May 2009. Urethral hypermobility was defined as mobility ≥ 30° on Q-tip test, and Valsalva leak p...

A 36-year-old woman presented at the one-stop urodynamic clinic with a 12-month history of urinary stress incontinence. She had no other urinary symptoms or history of urinary tract infection. She had a 17-month-old daughter delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery. Stress incontinence occurred soon after her first delivery. She was single and had no plans for a second child. On clinical exami...

BACKGROUND Scarce evidence exists about effectiveness and mechanisms of action of Kinesio tape (KT) application. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of KT application over the gastrocnemius or hamstring on range of motion and peak force. METHODS Thirty-six physical therapy students participated (18 per group). KT was applied with 30% tension for 48 h to: Group 1 - the gastrocnemius; Group 2 -...

Objective To evaluate the effect of vaginal transobturator tape (TOT) on female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and sexual function. Patients and methods In all, 145 patients with SUI underwent TOT repair using the 'outside-in' technique. All patients had been sexually active in the previous 6 months. Patients were evaluated by history, routine laboratory investigations, cough stress test, ...